PCI Contract Chaplin DRC-26-0043.pdf
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- SRC0000032720
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- Ross County, Ohio
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This is a Contract Chaplain Posting issued by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction for the Pickaway Correctional Institution (PCI), seeking a Protestant Religious Service Provider to serve as a contract Chaplain. The contract will run through June 30, 2026, with potential for annual renewals, and requires the contractor to work up to 39 hours per week at a rate of $21.63 per hour. The selected candidate will conduct weekly Protestant worship services, provide religious education classes, offer pastoral care to incarcerated individuals, attend mandatory annual meetings, make referrals, distribute religious literature, perform holiday services, and submit monthly reports.
Qualifications for the position include submitting a License to Preach and/or Certificate of Ordination, along with a current Ecclesiastical Endorsement from a sponsoring denomination. Completion of some Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) units is preferred. The role involves working in potentially challenging conditions, including exposure to confined inmate areas, potentially violent individuals, unusual noises and odors, and possible emergency situations. Interested candidates must submit their resume and credentials through the Ohio Buys system, where all inquiries will also be processed.
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The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction Pickaway Correctional Institution
11781 State Route 762 Orient, Ohio 43146
DRC-26-0043
PROTESTANT CONTRACT CHAPLAIN POSTING
DESCRIPTION
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction seeks the services of a Protestant Religious Service Provider to perform as a contract Chaplain at Pickaway Correctional Institution
(PCI).
The contract term for services upon award will continue through June 30, 2026, with potential for annual renewals. Candidates must be appropriately credentialed by their representative faith group and demonstrate previous experience in providing religious services.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
Contractor will be expected to work no more than 39 hours per week at a rate of $21.63 per hour and will provide the following services:
Conduct weekly Protestant worship services.
Provide religious study and/or education classes.
Provide general pastoral care to incarcerated individuals. This may include consultation concerning religious issues, grief care, and crisis. Pastoral care visitation may occur with inmates in special units, such as segregation, hospital/infirmary, living units, and the visiting room.
Attend Annual Religious Service Meeting – a mandatory event. ($75 yearly compensation for attendance will be granted as required per contract).
Make referrals for inmates to appropriate services.
Distribute religious literature and/or conduct religious programs.
Assist Chaplain in appropriate duties and/or conduct religious programs.
Perform holiday services (e.g., Easter and Christmas).
Complete monthly report form on services provided to the PCI Chaplain and the Warden’s Administrative Assistant no later than the 5th of the following month.
Qualifications Submit License to Preach and/or Certificate of Ordination, and current Ecclesiastical Endorsement by sponsoring denomination. Preferred: completion of some units of training in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).
Unusual Working Conditions May be exposed to confined resident, consumer, or inmate areas; may be exposed to potentially violent residents, consumers or inmates; may be exposed to unusual noises, odors, or contagious diseases; may be required to work weekends/Sundays; may be on call for emergency situations.
Responses Please submit resume and credentials specified above in Ohio Buys. Inquiries will be received in the Ohio Buys system.
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